Leaf-cutter ants cultivate fungus. The ants keep conditions optimal for fungus growth and vary leaf fragments for the fungus to grow on . Then the ants feed on pieces of the fungus. Which kind of relationship exists between the fungus and the ants?
Consumer / producer
Predator/prey
Parasite/host
Symbiotic
1 answer
The relationship between the fungus and the ants is symbiotic.